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[vollspacken]

I have got my hands on a classic SGI O2 workstation

the problem is, that I don't know which CPU the machine uses...

does anyone know, what processor this SGI o2 workstation has? I attached two pics of the board...

😕

thanks
vSpacken

 

[ReanimationLP]

MIPS R5000. Same as the Playstation 2.

 

[mwdmeyer]

I have a full O2 System here 🙂

The CPU in mine is an R5000 180MHz MIPS CPU.

The later models came with an R10000

 

[vollspacken]

thanks guys 🙂

vSpacken

 

[Platform]

I have seen these before................but....I donæt get what is so special about them...can someone tell me 😱

 

[efoto]

I have seen these before................but....I donæt get what is so special about them...can someone tell me 😱

Me too, I have heard the name of both the proc and the board floating around here and there, what is so special about them?

That looks like a ton of RAM, how much?

 

[Platform]

Me too, I have heard the name of both the proc and the board floating around here and there, what is so special about them?

That looks like a ton of RAM, how much?

Yeah old computers with tons of RAM 😱 😱

 

[blakespot]

The SGI O2 may have an R5000, R5200, R10000, or R12000.

My 02 has a 175MHz R10000.

More info about the O2 architecture: here

As you can see in the photo of my motherboard my heatsink/fan is far larger than yours. That said, it would seem certain you have an R5000 or R5200. If the machine is functional, type "hinv" to get a list of the hardware inventory.




blakespot

 

[840quadra]

The SGI O2 may have an R5000, R5200, R10000, or R12000.

My 02 has a 175MHz R10000.

More info about the O2 architecture: here

As you can see in the photo of my motherboard my heatsink/fan is far larger than yours. That said, it would seem certain you have an R5000 or R5200. If the machine is functional, type "hinv" to get a list of the hardware inventory.


blakespot

Wow.. TMI... TMI.. 🙂

It is a good read, I see how this may be something else to add to the toy collection..